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Articles by Maarten van Wijhe
Integrated vaccine economics for countries transitioning from Gavi support
Rotavirus is a leading cause of childhood deaths from diarrhoea and one for which vaccines are fortunately available. In The Lancet Global Health, Frédéric Debellut and colleagues 1 Debellut F Clark A Pecenka C et al. Re-evaluating the potential impact and cost-effectiveness of rotavirus vaccination in 73 Gavi countries: a modelling study. Lancet Glob Health.
Disease X: Which Plague is Coming Next?
Maarten van Wijhe & Lone Simonsen, ACSH July 19, 2019 AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File Disease X -- a yet unseen deadly infectious disease with an epidemic potential for which no countermeasures exist -- has recently been added to WHO's Blueprint list of priority diseases of concern to public health. While we don't know what Disease X might be, it reflects the fact that a future pandemic threat may be unexpected.
Are expensive vaccines the best investment in low-income and middle-income countries?
In a new study in The Lancet Global Health, John Ojal and colleagues 1 Ojal J Griffiths U Hammitt LL et al. Sustaining pneumococcal vaccination after transitioning from Gavi support: a modelling and cost-effectiveness study in Kenya. Lancet Glob Health. 2019; 7: e646-e656 project that the use of ten-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV10) will be cost-effective in Kenya after international donor support for vaccine programmes ends in around 2027.
Effect of vaccination programmes on mortality burden among children and young adults in the Netherlands during the 20th century: a historical analysis - The Lancet Infectious Diseases
In the 20th century, childhood mortality decreased rapidly, and vaccination programmes are frequently suggested as a contributing factor. However, quantification of this contribution is subject to debate or absent. We present historical data from the Netherlands that allow us to quantify the reduction in childhood mortality burden for vaccine-preventable diseases in this period as a function of vaccination coverage.
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